diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 813380cc2..0955272ef 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ DEBUGLEVEL ?= 1
 DEBUGFLAGS  = -g -DDEBUGLEVEL=$(DEBUGLEVEL)
 CPPFLAGS   += -I$(ZSTDDIR) -I$(ZSTDDIR)/common -I$(ZSTDDIR)/compress \
               -I$(ZSTDDIR)/dictBuilder -I$(ZSTDDIR)/deprecated -I$(PRGDIR)
+ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)   # MinGW assumed
+CPPFLAGS   += -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO
+endif
 CFLAGS     ?= -O3
 CFLAGS     += -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-qual -Wcast-align -Wshadow                 \
               -Wstrict-aliasing=1 -Wswitch-enum -Wdeclaration-after-statement \